Breaking News

Households here are in for a £200 new year windfall after a Covid relief funding package from the Executive brought a £95m voucher scheme to help our high streets.

Catering giant Compass has warned over further action to overhaul the business after the pandemic sent annual profits plummeting by 76%.

Estate agent Countrywide has revealed shareholders failed to give their backing to an investment deal that would hand control to private equity as its top boss also stepped down.

The US federal government has recognised Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the November 3 presidential election, formally starting the transition of power after Donald Trump spent weeks testing...

The Cambridge Dictionary has revealed its word of the year for 2020 as “quarantine”, after it took on a new meaning during the coronavirus pandemic.

THE agency tasked with giving the green light to Covid-19 vaccines across Europe has pledged to thoroughly scrutinise their safety and effectiveness for different demographic groups.

The U.S. federal agency that must sign off on the presidential transition told President-elect Joe Biden that he can formally begin the hand-over process.

The U.S. federal agency that must sign off on the presidential transition told President-elect Joe Biden that he can formally begin the hand-over process.

President Donald Trump on Monday said he had given the go-ahead to proceed with a transition for President-elect Joe Biden's administration despite plans to continue with legal challenges.

Ireland could find itself swiftly grappling with another worrying spread of coronavirus despite a drop in daily cases recorded yesterday.

Gatherings with alcohol have been identified as contributing to spikes in the increased spread of Covid-19 in the autumn, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said.

Joe Biden will nominate Antony Blinken as his secretary of state, a veteran adviser who called Brexit a “total mess” and compared Britain leaving the EU to a dog being...

The Government is eager too allow the Covid-19 weary nation enjoy some semblance of normality over Christmas.

A dosing error during clinical trials led to the Oxford vaccine reaching 90pc efficacy by accident, it has emerged.

Ethiopian federal forces were encircling the Tigray region's capital from around 50km, the government said, after giving the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) a 72-hour surrender ultimatum.

Governments across Europe are debating whether to lift coronavirus lockdowns for Christmas.

Etched into the walls of Florence's town hall, the profile of a man's face has puzzled passers-by for centuries and inspired legends as to its origins.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has gone on trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling in a phone-tapping scandal, a first for the 65-year-old politician who has faced several...

A group of leading GOP national security experts yesterday urged congressional Republicans to demand President Donald Trump concede the election and immediately begin the transition to the incoming Biden administration.

The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will be extended to new entrants until March, under plans to be discussed by Cabinet today.

Joshua Wong, the high-profile Hong Kong democracy activist, is likely to be returned to prison after he and two others pleaded guilty yesterday to inciting and organising an “unauthorised assembly”...

RTÉ representatives have met with gardaí who are probing a controversial farewell party that saw breaches in Covid-19 social-distancing guidelines.

Those most vulnerable to coronavirus will only be recommended for immediate access to the forthcoming vaccines if the scientific data shows it works best for them, the head of the...

Passengers may be required to prove they have had a Covid vaccine before being able to travel abroad on Qantas, the airline's chief executive said.

Passengers may be required to prove they have had a Covid vaccine before being able to travel abroad on Qantas, the airline's chief executive said.

A federal US agency has ascertained that Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the November 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition from Donald Trump's...

It was "common knowledge" that Kingspan was relying on a fire safety test certificate from "old technology" for the materials used on Grenfell Tower, an inquiry has heard.

Michigan election officials have certified Democrat Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory in the state despite Donald Trump's brazen attempts to subvert the results of the election.

Michigan election officials have certified Democrat Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory in the state despite Donald Trump's brazen attempts to subvert the results of the election.

Research by the Department of Health which shows that fewer people are worried about the pandemic may have a “correlation” to people dropping their guard, according to Chief Medical Officer...

The White House is defying warnings by public health officials for Americans not to travel and to limit gatherings this holiday season amid a new surge in coronavirus cases, by...

The White House is defying warnings by public health officials for Americans not to travel and to limit gatherings this holiday season amid a new surge in coronavirus cases, by...

Pressure is increasing on Donald Trump's administration to authorise a formal transition process for Joe Biden as an increasing number of Republicans, national security experts and business leaders say it...

Pressure is increasing on a Trump administration official to authorise a formal transition process for president-elect Joe Biden.

Pressure is increasing on a Trump administration official to authorise a formal transition process for president-elect Joe Biden.

President-elect Joe Biden is moving to fill his national security team with a raft of appointments to senior positions that signal his intent to repudiate the Trump administration's America First...

A man has rescued his pet dog after it was attacked by an alligator in Florida.

There have been no further deaths and 252 new cases of coronavirus in Ireland.

The London markets closed lower as an update from AstraZeneca on its potential vaccine with the University of Oxford failed to spark life into cautious traders.

The garden that Sijo Zachariah and his father planted was a desperate measure in response to the pandemic.